# Incident 19820108003299I: Boeing 72723, Chicago, IL, January 8, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 1982, 21:15 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: O'Hare
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1976, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1976-1997-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-23 (registry code 1384004, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72723
- People aboard: 84
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820108003299I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

SAND TRUCK STRUCK LEFT WING WHILE AIRPLANE STOPPED ON TAXIWAY, WAITING FOR CLEARANCE TO GATE. LEADING EDGE SLAT.

## Other reports on N1976 (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19810617039779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810617039779I), Jun 17, 1981: Boeing 72723 (N1976), St Louis, MO. Baggage fire in flight. Found package with 24 volt battery pack which may have shorted. No aircraft damage.
- [Incident 19800519053269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800519053269I), May 19, 1980: Boeing 72723 (N1976), Dallas, TX. Fire warning came on after takeoff, engine shut down, fire bottle discharged. Found starter air leak.
- [Incident 19780427013939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780427013939I), Apr 27, 1978: Boeing 727 (N1976), Windsor Locks, CT. Explosion in pu before passenger loading while at gate. No fire but external failure of unit.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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